Elliott S. Buchanan1

b. 7 December 1902, d. 1 March 1970
FatherWiley Fuller Buchanan1 b. 29 Aug 1866
MotherJosephine Withy Smith1 b. 31 Mar 1869
Birth7 Dec 1902 Elliott S. Buchanan was born on 7 Dec 1902 in Denver, Colorado.1,2 
Cens-1910Apr 1910  Elliott spent the early years of his childhood in Denver, Colorado, with his parents and two younger brothers.3 
Cens-19201920 However by 1920 the family had moved southwest to the rural town of Buena Vista in the mountains of Chaffee County, Colorado, near the Continental Divide. There Elliott worked as a telegraph operator.4 
Marriage28 Jul 1921 He married Maribel Oakley on 28 Jul 1921 in Price, Utah.1 
  Maribel's father died when she was a young child and her mother married a second time to Chester Hudson. Some records refer to Maribel as Maribel Hudson.5,1 
Cens-19301930  Elliott and Maribel settled in the community of Pueblo in Pueblo County, Colorado, where Elliott worked as an insurance agent.6 
Death1 Mar 1970 Elliott died on 1 Mar 1970 in Alameda County, California, at age 67.2 

Family

Maribel Oakley
Children
Last Edited7 Nov 2011

Citations

  1. [S1191] Clara Gardner Miller, Gardiner-Gardner Genealogy, p. 138.
  2. [S1333] "California Death Index 1940-1997", Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com). Elliott S. Buchanan data, downloaded Jul 4, 2006.
  3. [S1506] Wiley Buchanan household, 1910 U.S. cens., Denver Co., CO, pop. sched., Denver, ED 131, sheet 6A, dwelling 9, family 9, viewed online at Ancestry.com, May 2004, image 10 of 12. Enumeration reports: Wiley F. Buchanan, 43, marr 16 yrs, 1st marr, b. VA, parents b. VA, salesman; Josephine, wife, 40, marr 16 yrs, 1st marr, mother 4 children, 3 living, b. NE, father b. PA, mother b. NY; also 3 sons whose names are not clear (poss Elliott S., Hubert A, Kenneth W. ???) all b. Colorado; family residing at 1260 Race (?) St., Denver.
  4. [S883] Wyley Buchanan household, 1920 U.S. cens., Chaffee Co., Colorado, pop. sched., Buenta Vista, ED 5, sheet 7A (p. 152 stamped), dwelling 64, family 64, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul. 2006, image 13 of 16. Enumeration includes: Wyley Buchanan, 52, marr, b. VA, commercial traveler; Josephine, wife, 48, b. NB, parents b. NY; Elliott S., son, 17, telegraph operator; Hubert, son, 14; Kenneth W., son, 11, all boys b. CO.
  5. [S2730] Vivian Chamberlain, "Elliott S. Buchanan," e-mail to D. Powell, 20 Aug. 2011. Mrs. Chamberlain's husband was related to Maribel (Oakley) Buchanan's family.
  6. [S1504] Elliott S. Buchanan household, 1930 U.S. cens., Pueblo Co., Colorado, pop. sched., Pueblo, ED 51-23, sheet 4A (p. 13 stamped), dwelling 87, family 99, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul. 2006, image 7 of 17. Enumeration includes: Elliott Buchanan, 27, marr at 18, b. CO, parents b. NB, insurance salesman; Maribel, wife, 27, marr at 18, b. IA, parents b. IA; Doris E, dau, 7, b. CO; Neale E., son, 4, b. CO.